Irina Pauls is living as freelance choreographer and director in Leipzig. She has studied dance at Palucca Schule Dresden and choreography at Theaterhochschule “Hans Otto”, in Leipzig. Pauls has created over 90 world premieres, including numerous dance pieces, performances in public space, music theatre and stage plays.
In 1990 she has founded the TanzTheater at Schauspiel Leipzig thus establishing this art form there. During this working phase she has cooperated with the vocal quintet <<amarcord>> a famous name in the world of vocal ensembles.
Afterwards Pauls has headed the divisions of dance and dance theatre at various theatres in Germany and has performed as guest on national and international stages and festivals.
Back in her hometown, Leipzig, since 2009 she is developing mostly site-specific performances and holding workshops. As artistic director of the group DasCollectif (based in Vienna) she is emphasizing in her new creations the interaction of dance, music and text. Pauls is teaching at the University for Music and Theater Leipzig, the Mozarteum Salzburg and was visiting professor at the Institute for Theatre Studies at University of Leipzig in 2017. She is a member of The Saxon Academy of Arts.
